Improved ironing-board



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Letters Patent No. 91,033, (lated June. 8, w1869.

IMPROVE!) IRoN1NG-BoARn The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the Barna.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW Mft'rson, of Elizabeth, in the conutyof Union, and 'State of New J ersey, have invented a new and improved Ironing-Board and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to ina-lie and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-1* Figure 1 is a side View of my improved ironingboard. y

Figure 2'is an end view of the same.

'Figure 3 is a detail top view of the pivoted table or frame.

Similar lett-ers of reference indicate corresponding parts. Y y Y My invention has for its object to furnish a simple and convenient ironing-benul, which shall beso oonstructed and arranged, that when not in use, it may be folded up so as to occnpybut little more space than an ordinary vironing-inlaid.

And it consists in the construction and combination of the various parts, as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the board upon which' the ironing is done, and which is made' in about the form and size of an ordinary ironing-board.

One end of the board A is designed to rest upon a table or other suitable support, and has a cleat, a', attached to its lower side to keep it from sliding forward upon said table. l

To the underside of the board A, near its other end, are attached two-wooden ears or brackets B, to

which is pivoted the upper end of the trame C, as shown in figs. 1 and 2.

The frame() is strengthened and held in its proper relative position by the brace-arm D, the lower end of which is pivoted to the frame C, andthe upper end of which is detachably secured to an eye or other catch attached to the end ofthe board A, b y aspring, hook, or other.easily-detachable means. i

By this means the outer end of the board is securely supported while being used.

To the innei` side of the lower part of frame O is pivoted a frame or table, E, the forward or inner end of which is supported by short legs F, which, when not required for use, may be turned down, so as t0 lie along the side edges of the table E, so as to be entirely ont ofthe wa f.

- By this construction the ironing-board, when not in use, by simply detaching the upper end.of the bracearm D, may be folded together so as to require but little more room for storage thana simple board.

In ironing ladies Skirts and other similar articles, the forward end of the board may be raised,.and the garment be passed over the board, allowing it to be conveniently ironed.

v If the skirt be full, the lower parts will rest upon the 'table E, and will thus be kept -from becoming soiled by coming in contact with the door.

Having thus described 1ny`inveution, lVhat Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is i Animproved ironing-board, formed by the combination of the board A, pivoted supporting-frame C, pivoted braee-bar or arm D, andpivoted table or platform E, provided with the pivoted legs F, with each other; said partsbeing constructed and arranged substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

The above specification of my invention signed by me, this 26th day of April, 1869.

A. MATSON. Witnesses:

FRANK BLocKLnY, JAMES T. GRAHAM. 

